Comprehension (Cause/Effect)
Latin/Greek Roots
Synonyms
Subject/Object Pronouns
Double Negatives
100
What comes first, the cause or the effect?
The cause; it causes the effect. An effect is the result of a cause.
100
True or false, these two words share a root:

scribble, prescribe

True. The Latin root "scribe" means "write".
100
What are synonyms? Give an example. Use TTQA.
Synonyms are words with similar meanings, such as ______ and ______ (Miss Taggart decides if example is correct).
100
Which of the following is a pronoun?

a. I

b. Miss Taggart

c. the girl

d. the month of April

a. I
100
True or false:

Double negatives are generally acceptable in formal English.

False.
200
Because Hannah got three F's on her report card....

What might be an effect of the cause?

Answers may vary. (grounded, loss of privileges, no sports, etc.)
200
List three words using the root "trans".
transfer, transcribe, translate, transport, etc.
200
The dominant player of the game usually wins.

Which is a synonym for "dominant"?

a. most winning

b. most powerful

c. most poor

d. most stupid

b. most powerful
200
What is the subject of the sentence below and what pronoun could be used to replace it?

"The girls went to the park for an hour."

Girls ; They
200
She don't have no clue where she put her doll.

Does this sentence contain a double negative?

Yes. (don't / no)
300
Since Mikel was misbehaving at the mall, his mother threatened to take him home.

What is the cause and what is the effect?

cause: misbehavior effect: the threat to be taken home -- only the threat!
300
Biology and biome both have the root _____, which means ____.
"Bio" means "life".
300
Complicated, difficult, _____. What synonym could go into the blank?
Some acceptable answers: hard, complex, involved.
300
Miss Taggart's students told (us, they) that Bob was being annoying.

Pick the correct pronoun.

Us
300
"I don't got no job."

How would you make this double negative sentence correct?

a. I ain't got no job.

b. A job? I don't got none of them.

c. I don't have a job.

d. I don't have not one job.

C.
400
What is a summary? What should it contain and not contain?
A summary is a brief statement or recounting of the main ideas of something. Ideally, a summary is in your own words using paraphrasing. A summary should only contain relevant main ideas. A summary should not contain minor details or opinions.
400
The root "aud" means "to hear". Which word does not contain this root?

a. audiometry: measurement of the sensitivity of a person's hearing.

b. auditor: someone who conducts an audit; a listener

c. audacious: showing a willingness to take bold risks

d. audible: able to be heard

c. audacious - this word comes from the Latin root "audac-" - bold or "audere" - dare.
400
Which word has the same meaning as "confrontation" in the sentence below?

"He had a confrontation with his girlfriend in the hallway about her cheating on him."

a. meeting

b. disagreement

c. race

d. business

b. disagreement
400
My room was filled with popcorn ____ made.

Pick the correct pronoun:

a. I

b. them

c. him

d. me Subject or object?

a. I ; subject
400
Correct the double negative:

I don't have none of my missing work.

I don't have any of my missing work. I have none of my missing work.
500
When asked to "analyze" something, what are you being asked to do?
To analyze is to carefully and closely examine something in order to better understand it and explain it, leading to further interpretations and conclusions.
500
Given the words below, what do you think the Greek root "geo" means?

geology, geography, geologist, geometry, geocentric

(You may use a dictionary!)

"Geo" means "earth".
500
"The recent news about the president shocked the world."

What are synonyms for "recent" and "shocked"?

Answers may vary: new, current, fresh, latest ; startled, surprised, upset, freaked out
500
Find the four pronouns and label them subject/object.

She ran from the park after a man tried to attack her.

They became very excited when Davon invited them to the party.

she - subject

her - object

they - subject

them - object

500
I didn't think nothing of the new movie.

Correct the double negative.

I didn't think anything of the new movie. I thought nothing of the new movie. I didn't think much of the new movie.
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